love the gauge overlay during takeoff and flight! Very cool!

Climbs like a homesick angel

I used to poke fun at these, but I see now that this is a far more sophisticated aircraft than I thought!

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

If you'd seen this one up close, you'd be impressed by the quality of Mike's work. It is perfect in every way.

Such an unassuming owner just knows his stuff.

I really like it and appreciated Mikes attention to detail and safety.

As an AirCam owner since 2003 I love this video! Great one to send to folks that I take flying before or after the flight. I have done Young Eagle over the years and this is particularly a good followup video for them. Thanks.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for supporting Young Eagle flights, Jim! That is a true service to aviation.

That looks like a beautifully built aircraft and quite a tool for sightseeing! Congratulations Mike on your choice, workmanship and airmanship!

I have great respect for those that hand build their own airplane. Fascinating presentation, thanks to you both!

@skywagonuniversity5023

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

wow what an amazing aircraft, Mike has done an awesome job. Mark I must say i look forward to your videos, there is nothing else on the web that even come close to your videos. thx and kind regards from New Zealand

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

I've been looking at them for a long, long time. That looks like an outstanding build! Congrats!! 8) --gary

What a cool plane! Never heard of one before so this was a great video to learn about it.

Another cracking video, Mark - love the HUD overlay, and thanks to Mike for making his plane available.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

...that just puts a smile on your face. Cool Mark.

Seems like a rock solid performer, well built, beautiful finish. Sweet aircraft!

Thanks for sharing a ride in that very unique aircraft......very different speed spectrum from what most of us are used to..............

I flew one of those but open cockpit for we were in Kenya and over the Rift Valley. Loved her and Alexis, my instructor

That is so AWESOME!

Excellent design very useful plane.Kudos.

Loved it. The plane certainly certainly fits the bill for it's intended purpose.

An amazing air plane thanks for the review. A interesting foot note, I live in FL, my daughter has place not far from the airport. It is nice to see that area from the air, as well.😊

I remember Chuck Yeager checking one of these out... fascinating history... truly interesting aircraft. This is a gorgeous example.

Awesome airplane and superb for a photo/film platform. What a view!

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

It really is!

Hi Mark. Unusual but very interesting and practical aeroplane. Great performance. Thanks to Mike.👍

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video, however, there's just one thing: I used to be a professional photographer and most people's "good side" is their left side. So you should give it to your guest If you want to make them look good and feel better about the photo shoot. Just a thing I used to do.

Cool aircraft. The acceleration on takeoff looked very impressive.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

It pinned me to the seat.

Great video, thanks !

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, Steve!

5000 hour build time seems extremely high. Compared to a Vans Rv this is twice the time as an RV. The Aircam uses pull rivets that are much easier and quicker to install than AD rivets used in Rv’S. I think this may have been an accident as far as build time. A very pretty and well built experimental plane.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Maybe Mike was just taking his time and doing a perfect job and did not just want to churn it out and get it in the air.

Yes look at all those wonderful ideas incorporated into one that's such a beautiful aircraft thank you very much for presenting that sir... Then the owner builder is it true airman...

Very cool aircraft.

I saw Juan post a video of an open top one of these! I was like “WTF IS THAT?”… interesting aircraft. Looking forward to watching

This one it's a beast love it

This is an amazing concept! Definitely gives you a good front view having the motors in the rear. Probably would gain more efficiency using a single pusher setups

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

The whole point of it's design was to be a twin for flying over the canopy in the Congo while filming for national Geographic.

awesome

Very interesting aircraft and good video

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the compliment, Steve!

Bravo

Wow what a great toy .

This actually flies like a plane with a spare engine.

The gauges are a wonderful touch. Was this specific to this airplane?

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Hi JPaul! The gauges are generic. Data from the GoPro GPS is used to create the effect. It isn't 100% accurate, but gives a good indication on the performance of the aircraft. Glad you liked them!

@RIP5582

Жыл бұрын

Glad you asked, was wondering about them. Nice touch.

Cám ơn video chia sẻ của bạn rất hay và hữu ích, chúc bạn sức khỏe và hạnh phúc.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Cảm ơn bạn đã xem chúng

Your videos are SO GREAT. I have watched every single one (since you started taking them seriously) and they are everything a true aviation enthusiast is looking for. The accent helps too. Please don’t stop making them anytime soon

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha OK, so you are my "viewer" Thank you though.

@JohnKenIRB233

Жыл бұрын

Now you have 2!!!! In my earlier time, I enjoyed flying with a friend around Kalamazoo in a Maxair Drifter, even got to Lockwood in Sebring Fl once to fly.

Nice Instrument Overlay!

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Juan! The program we used is called "Telemetry." It takes the GPS data from the GoPro and converts it. Not 100% accurate, but does give a good indication of what the aircraft was doing. - Don the Camera Guy.

Great Video! Man O Man any plans of making a wider fuselage to accommodate side by side seating!? With the 140hp Rotax 915 it should manage 6 people easily. Great for Tours and even basic Air Ambulance

👍👍👍👍👍

Also; I like the B reel and the instrument overlay.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

The dopamine is flowing freely! Thanks Fear! - Don the Camera Guy

I have an Rc glider that’s similar to this design. It uses a single pusher but I think im going to make it a dual pusher just so I can experience it 😎

What an intersting plane

@skywagonuniversity5023

11 ай бұрын

We agree!

For an observation and filming plane. It looks great and the twin engine redundancy in case of failure over questionable terrain. But it seems a bit slow for serious cross country flights. But great for building air time.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

But very very economical even for a twin.

I really liked watching the instruments during the flight on the video. How is that done?

@cducote6257

Жыл бұрын

By using an app

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Hi klrmoto! I used "Telemetry" to generate the instruments. - Don the Camera Guy.

Nice video , one of my favorite planes. How did you overlay the flight data?

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

We use an app called Telemetry Overlay. It takes GPS data from the GoPro and translates it into gauges. - Don the Camera Guy.

I see these as an "I'd like to fly one" to say I have, but the price for such a niche mission... buy an old cub, or four.

I had a long comment describing the flight in an AIrcam I went on out of Sebring. For some reason, it wouldn't post. The short version is, it was one of the most fun flights I've ever had and I need to figure out how I can afford one.

so with the second seat removed would this be FAA part 103 compliant because I like the enclosed cabin and I hope the engines are 4 stroke because I would totaly get one if there was a 1 seat option with a carry some suit cases I would totaly buy it.

@glennllewellyn7369

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Super handy to move the bodies around!

@robertlafnear7034

Жыл бұрын

Part 103🤔...............Yeh, ....sure.

Great video! Thanks for sharing. Out of curiousity, what airport is that? It looks awesome.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Hi Eric! We are in Placerville, KPVF.

There was one of these at an event at my little airport. It didn't have a roof though it looked like a flying canoe.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

The canopy is removable. When we first saw Mike's plane, the canopy was not on it. It makes winter flying more enjoyable!

It looks like a twin Breezy with a cabin.

Do you have to burp these or is the oil system different than a single engine application?

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

You only have to burp them if you want to check the oil. It gets the oil back into the reservoir and onto the dipstick.

@AV8R_1

Жыл бұрын

@@skywagonuniversity5023 no, I get how it works, because I have a 912 ULS on one of my aircraft, I was just curious if it was something that still had to be done on the air cam. Being at the engines are a pie and a little harder to get to, I didn't know if the oil system was configured a little differently.

That's one massive rudder

With the canopy up it’s sorta looks like a Gotha GV WW 1 German bomber.

Amazing and beautiful plane. 😍👍

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

We agree!

Mike: “This aircraft can take off on one engine, at gross because those engines stop.” Mark: “They go bang and just stop?” Mike: “Yeah they’re Rotax they just stop.” Me: Dayum! Speed is life. Altitude is insurance.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

What is meant by this is that when you shut down a rotax, it just suddenly stops. They literally just stop like they have hit something, meaning that if you shut one down in flight, it will not windmill. We are talking about how they shut down.

What category of aircraft does this fall under?

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Experimental Home Built

Great report, thanks. “…very unique…” Error.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, but you have created a bit of confusion with your closing. "... very unique..." Error. Perhaps you can clarify for us?

@bjs2022

Жыл бұрын

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Unique is an absolute (or finite) adjective and should not be modified with another adjective. (For example, you would not say someone is “very dead“.) You are not alone. It may be among one of the most common errors, like “graduated college” or “graduated high school”. One does not graduate college, the college graduates you.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

@@bjs2022 This channel is about Aircraft not incorrect syntax.

@bjs2022

Жыл бұрын

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Constructive criticism is an act of love. I like you and I like your channel and I want you to continue to succeed. Someone once said (paraphrasing) a private pilot license is a license to continue to learn. If you hear someone with bad grammar they seem lazy and unprofessional. Why not be the best you can be? You already have the advantage of a great accent that some Americans perceive as highly educated.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

@@bjs2022 Thank you but I maintain that is is a channel for aircraft and not syntax police. Just FYI. "unique" can be used as an expression of rarity and still be in context. No-one actually thought that this is the only air-cam in existence.

How much?

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

The Owner preferred not to say.

Pretty much a modernized and miniature PBY Catalina.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

The Catalina is an amphibious aircraft, while the AirCam is completely terrestrial.

@Laodell

Жыл бұрын

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Obviously. Outside of landing on water, there are strong similarities in their general layout. With obvious differences. Push vs pull etc.

Steven Kingg

Cruising at 3200 to 4200 won't do the Rotax gearbox any good

@andresgonzalezcerda7635

Жыл бұрын

Why?. I don’t see any Rotax limitation about that…

Need to feed that plane more. It's ribs are showing!

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

We attribute the anorexia to sipping 4.5 gallons an hour!

Think, place for Propeller is a good idea, place for Engine isn't good for airflow. Engines integrated in wings and you can fly in all weather.

Mark you make good stuff..... but I just can't with AirCam. I just don't understand this at a price of $150-200k.

@jjjjjjjjrifufjssjosskenf

Жыл бұрын

Check the price of a Carbon Cub…. I’ll take an Aircam at 150k

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Not every airplane is for everybody. This one filled a very specific need. Glad you like our stuff!

@oldschoolmotorsickle

Жыл бұрын

Yes, for its mission, it’s the only thing available at the price. It’s designed for low and slow, with the safety factor of two engines.

@dcavidflyer3073

Жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolmotorsickle Quicksilvers, Challengers almost any ultra lite, just missing an extra engine is all. All I am saying is I do not see it. Tons of great planes for this mission.

@dcavidflyer3073

Жыл бұрын

@@jjjjjjjjrifufjssjosskenf Why not a Super cub at $85-120k then? Just saying.

Have seen this aircraft’s predecessor for I don’t know seems like 30 years, and it never made any sense to me then, and to be honest it still doesn’t…. only watching this video today after so many years of seeing it in magazines and videos did I learn that it was specifically developed for inflight filming for National Geographic…. other than that single specific purpose it seems to me that any other 200 hp single would make more sense for any application…

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Any mission that requires low and slow flight will benefit from the additional engine since the aircraft can fly very well on one engine. Imagine if you were flying 100' above a power line, surrounded by tall Pine trees while doing a line inspection and your ONLY engine went out. You'd probably think the AirCam is a great choice for that mission at that moment!

While I guess that this plane, won't need crow flaps, lol, Look it don take long, to see why.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what this means.

@scottnathan7907

Жыл бұрын

@@skywagonuniversity5023 The engines have no covering because they are outside, of the plane. There is no engine cowl, on it.

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

The engines have no "covering" because they are liquid cooled and therefore do not need to forcefully duct cooling air through the cylinders to cool them. Cowlings are not just for looks, they are for cooling. In this case the water cools them in a radiator like in a car.

@ngodline12

Жыл бұрын

I asked that question at the factory. they said cowlings weren't necessary due to the engine design, added extra weight and most importantly, if the cowling comes off it goes through the prop and look out!

@scottnathan7907

Жыл бұрын

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Ok thanks.

OMG over $200,000.00 for a home built which takes more than two years to complete? The dollar ain't worth nothing!

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Mike is a perfectionist. The work he did on this aircraft is absolutely perfect.

SOO SLOW SOOO UCH MONEY 300K ISH just not that much airplane

@skywagonuniversity5023

11 ай бұрын

If you were flying at treetop level over the Amazon, making documentaries for NatGeo, you'd probably think it was exactly the aircraft for the mission. Different aircraft for different missions.

@zackriden79

11 ай бұрын

@@skywagonuniversity5023 yeah because everyone flys over the Amazon dude you could buy a really nice House and a Brand new truck or a toy that does 70 knt and carries 2 people? and no one that watched this video, has a mission unique enough for this aircraft its just too overpriced for what it is I'm sorry that's the truth , or if you want to go places you can buy a Baron , you want off field ? this is the same price range as a carbon cub dude

@skywagonuniversity5023

11 ай бұрын

Flying over the Amazon for NatGeo is exactly what this was designed for. Not because everyone does it, but because that was what they needed for that mission. Some people learned about the plane and wanted them. Not everyone is you. Not everyone has the same mission. Not everyone has a limited bank account. You are looking at it from your lens, and that is fine, but it is a very interesting, very capable aircraft and we were glad to be able to make the video of it.

If most planes are women is this an Air Cam girl!?

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Not gonna touch that one.

Noop. Don’t like it. Turning in to expensive complicated machine. Not for average people .. quicksilver Gt 500. Much better. A fraction of the price. The best u light in present

@skywagonuniversity5023

Жыл бұрын

To each their own.